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Summary Atlanta took a 10-9 lead in the top of the ninth.
Atlantas Paul Janish hit a run-scoring bloop single in the 11th inning to complete the Braves wild 11-10 comeback win against the Washington Nationals on Friday.The Nationals led 9-0 after five innings, but Atlanta scored four runs in both the sixth and eighth innings and took a 10-9 lead in the top of the ninth.Washingtons Danny Espinosa hit a solo homer into the visitors bullpen to tie the game at 10-10.In the top of the 11th, Dan Uggla led off with a single against Tom Gorzelanny (2-2), advanced to second on Ryan Zimmermans throwing error and then went to third on a passed ball before scoring on Janishs bloop.Eric OFlaherty (2-0) pitched the 10th to earn the win, and Chad Durbin was perfect in the 11th for his first save.It was the Braves largest comeback since 1987, and the nine-run lead was the largest ever given up by the Nationals franchise, including the games played as the Montreal Expos.
